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Asian Small-clawed Otter — printable fact sheet
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Asian Small-clawed Otter
Aonyx cinereus
The smallest otter in the world, at roughly 3 to 5 kg, has given up on the standard otter toolkit. Its claws are blunt and barely project past the toe pads, and its webbing is reduced, and both are trade-offs for something else: exceptionally sensitive, dexterous forepaws. It hu…
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- Unlike most otters, Asian Small-clawed Otters rely more on their sense of touch than their mouth to catch and handle prey.
- They juggle pebbles between their paws, and studies have found the behaviour intensifies when the otters are hungry, suggesting it is displaced food-handling rather than play. Family groups are cooperative breeders: older siblings help raise the new pups. In a group, otters communicate with a running commentary of chirps, and a whole raft of them will scream at once when alarmed.
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